Sunday, January 6, 2013

istanbul aku datang and malay movies generally

i was reading the review made by vien on strawberry cinta. not gonna watch that movie, just watching the trailer made me puke, bak kata plain.

but then while waiting for mr fiancee finishing his works, i watched istanbul aku datang. that was one of a few malay movies i watched since i come back to malaysia (a few only since 2009, not even ten malay movies i had since then). so they went to istanbul, beautiful city, and hence i was hoping for a creative storyline.

i found more or less nothing; basically. perhaps lisa surihani's acting is better now, compared to i'm not single, even though it is clearly unnatural. its a good thing that she has a sweet face that is not surprisingly beautiful but does not need thick cosmetics. in term of acting, maya karin sucks at first too, then she got better acting as pontianak. beto is nice, a bit over reacting that are not needed, but he's cool alright. tomok needs no comment, just a waste of time. there are two roommates, and i found them interesting.

the best actor was actually that istanbul guy who cheated on lisa.

now i could admit that THERE ARE NEW malay actors and actresses who could actually act (at least the ones they picked for the tv dramas are way better than for the movies). rather than those 'kayu' ones with thick makeups, obviously. or those 'kayu' guys who control macho all the time tapi hidung terkembang kempis baca skrip. so no problem with the actors and actresses, lets talk about the storyline.

you guys went to ISTANBUL FOR GOD'S SAKE. and a girl going to make his boyfriend propose to her but end up that boyfriend has another girlfriend so that the girl is so sad and another guy pujuk2 and last2 she ends up with the other guy IS THE BEST YOU COULD THINK OF?

the story focuses too much on lisa, and even the growth of the relationship between lisa and beto were done terribly. come on, love is not that easy, admit it.

in this case i prefer nur kasih the movie. a more touching and stronger story line.

i found out that most movies were done for the actors and actresses; not the other way round. and to make the movie 'looks' expensive, they went overseas; but failed to use those scenes to be a strong and important part of the movie.

one more, they always tried to portray malaysian student's life in oversea. in nur kasih's first episode drama, they failed. remy ishak cycled from his apartment to the exam hall in sydney; he was late and looked so dramatic. but he cycled without wearing a helmet. dear sir, it is forbidden to cycle without wearing a helmet in australia.